(January 1957)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor); George Kashdan (assistant editor)
Format:
Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449); ongoing series

The Secret of Superman Island! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Superman Island
Reprints:

The Secret of Superman Island (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed Hamilton?
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Superman Island; Green Kryptonite; Professor Vanley

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes 12/06


Famous Books Quiz (Table of Contents)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Ruben Moreira
Inks:
Ruben Moreira
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
teen; humor

The Golden Gorilla (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller?
Pencils:
Howard Sherman
Inks:
Howard Sherman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Congo Bill; Janu; The Golden Gorilla (intro)
Synopsis:
Congo Bill meets a golden gorilla that seems to be intelligent and has to protect it from hunters.

Indexer Notes

May be same Golden Gorilla as Congorilla, may be not.


Seven Disappearing Wonders of Space! (Table of Contents)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
Jim Mooney
Inks:
Jim Mooney
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Tommy Tomorrow (origin as a Planeteer); Prof.Todd

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
children; humor

Daredevils of the Deep (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Secret of Superman Island
    Superman
  2. 2. Famous Books Quiz
    Buzzy
  3. 3. The Golden Gorilla
    Congo Bill
  4. 4. Seven Disappearing Wonders of Space!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Shorty
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Little Pete
  7. 7. Daredevils of the Deep
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